Sandra Rothstein Frank, 49, of Coral Springs, the former dietitian at Colonnade Medical Center, and Sharon Brown, 33, of Lake Worth, the former nursing director, where charged with 10 counts of patient neglect.

Nurse Regine Roy, 27, of Miramar, was also arrested and charged with one count of patient neglect. Former owner Gary Lampert, 53 of Miami Beach, was charged but remains at large.

Patient neglect carries up to five years jail time and $10,000 in fines.The 120-bed home has been cited by state Agency for Health Care Administration for dozens of violations every year since at least 1996.

About 60,000 elderly or disabled Medicaid recipients in Louisiana are being told they should expect to lose their benefits in July, and advocates say more than a quarter of them could be forced out of the long-term care facilities they call home.